In case you can’t view the video, here’s the transcript of the seven seconds of Paul Ryan’s life he’ll be hearing over and over in Democratic campaign ads for the foreseeable future:

This to us is something that we’re not going to give up on, because we’re not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people.

What was Ryan thinking? On top of his campaign to roll back Obamacare, Ryan has also backtracked on his Medicare claims. This latest gaffe will only serve to highlight how unfit he really was to lead in an executive capacity – and quite possibly in a congressional one as well.

For virtually his entire life, Tim has been writing. Over the years he’s dabbled in mainstream fiction, science fiction, dystopian fiction, and personal essays. The one consistent thread through his entire writing career has been blogging – he’s been doing it since 1997 in one form or another. In creating Peacock Panache, he’s combined two of his favorite hobbies: blogging and current events/politics. When not working here, Tim toils away at editing & rewriting the novels he’s completed over the years. You can read samples of his other work here.

For virtually his entire life, Tim has been writing. Over the years he’s dabbled in mainstream fiction, science fiction, dystopian fiction, and personal essays. The one consistent thread through his entire writing career has been blogging – he’s been doing it since 1997 in one form or another. In addition to writing Tim has frequently worked and volunteered as a civil rights advocate including on campus LGBT advocacy as well as interning with the Colorado Civil Rights Division.